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After a 100 day strike, members of the WGA yesterday voted to accept the deal agreed to by its board this past weekend. The deal was approved by 92% of the guild. This means the the Academy Awards, scheduled to be held on February 24th will be held with no picket lines and the vast …
Joel and Ethan Coen will be adapting Pulitzer-prize winner Michael Chabon’s ‘The Yiddish Policeman’s Union,’ for their next feature. The story is about a group of Jews settled in Alaska who are about to be displaced by the US government who plan on giving the land to Alaskan natives. Meanwhile, a police officer investigates the …
As a self-confessed proponent of the HD-DVD format, it pains me to announce that Netflix has decided that it too will follow suit by phasing out HD-DVD titles. They no longer will be picking up new HD-DVD titles, and by the end of the year, drop them completely. Granted, I only paid $100 bucks for …
Calling the deal reached ‘a huge victory,’ the WGA announced on Sunday that its board had voted to approve the tentative agreement with the studios. The members of the WGA will vote on Tuesday. If they approve the deal, striking writers, (and most of the people put out of work because of the striking writers,) …
Actor Roy Scheider, best known for his role as Police Chief Brody in ‘Jaws,’ has died at age 75. While the cause of death was not announced, the hospital where Scheider died said that for the past two years he had been treated for multiple myeloma. Scheider is best known for his roles in such …
Members of both the WGA East and West have reportedly said they want to accept the deal reached between the AMPTP and the WGA. The vote to accept the deal will happen today. If the board and committee vote along the same lines as the members, the tentative deal will be agreed to and the …
Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that Michael Eisner might jumping the gun a little when he announced that the writer’s strike is basically over. The WGA will meet with its members on Saturday and hear from everyone on their feelings and thoughts on where they are in discussions. On Sunday, the WGA board and council …
CNBC is reporting that Michael Eisner (former Captain of the House that Mouse built) is privy to some insider information. “It’s over,” Eisner said. “They made the deal, they shook hands on the deal. It’s going on Saturday to the writers in general.” Now, I’m not completely sure Eisner is the one to trust on …
The reported teaser poster for the new James Bond movie, ‘Quantum of Solace’ has been released. The movie is set to be released in November, but today, the following picture ran in a Swiss newspaper. Don’t know about you, but I’m really looking forward to this one.
Here’s a fun diversion for you on a Wednesday afternoon, some clever people have remade the Dark Knight Trailer using Lego’s and stop-motion animation. Check it out on Youtube